The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2185
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.97° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.06° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.